C2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5,1981 ' ""/ -i *, Y Trafin KiTCiYiPcc J 7 CtJl JBLJLJI »> News ■ .{ New Holland offers baler NEW HOLLAND A new cross section is 14X18 inches. Haylmer baler, the Model 311 from The new “311” uses the same Sperry New Holland, offers im- feeding system as the large Model proved capacity and reliability for 315 baler. Improved bale case moderate-size haying operatmgs. design and the plunger, knife and It’s available in twine or wire tie hay-dog relationship add to its and PTO or engine-drive versions, work, capacity and provide better There’s a choice of standard or bale shape. This simplifies Super-Sweep pickups and mechanical handling where mechanical dnve or hydraulic bale automatic bale wagons are used to throwers are available m addition reduce haying labor to the to wagon loading bale chutes. Bale minimum. Horn family becoming sole Pennfield owners LANCASTER Pennfield century-old companies, Miller & Corporation, 711 Rohrerstown Rd., Bushong, Inc., of Rohrerstown, has announced that a formal intent and D.E. Horn & Co., Inc., of York, has been signed that would allow in the 10 years since its founding,' the corporation to purchase the the diversified agricultural Pennfield stock currently owned products company has growp from by the Gray bill family., ■' " annual sales of $35 million to over " According to a joint an-. $l5O million. The firm manufac nouncementby Robertß. Gray bill,’ tores and markets , poultry and , president, and Ernest O. Horn, Sr;,’ livestock feed in Pennsylvania, * chairman of the board, this would Maryland, Delaware, and New result in all future outstanding Jersey, and produces eggs, shares being owned by the Horn broilers, seed, and allied products family. for sale throughout the northeast GraybiU and Horn said that all shareholders in the privately held company had voted to approve the sale, which is expected to be finalized in January, 1982. They said that all the company’s divisions would continue to operate without change. New officers are expected to be announced lyhen the purchase is finalized. The amount of the transaction was not revealed. Pennfield was founded in 1971 through the consolidation of two IH, NASA plan CHICAGO International Harvester today announced it has entered into an agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop a computerized geographic in formation systemto forecast agribusiness needs. The new system is intended to supplement IH’s agricultural industry market research program and will demonstrate commercial application of NASA remote sensing techniques. The company said that the quality of information on in ternational agriculture varies from country to country since data on less developed nations is not well established. The utilization of NASA Earth Resources Lab mapping technology by IH will greatly contribute to development of a comprehensive data base that provides a more focused view of worldwide agriculture, according to the company. The system, to be jointly developed by IH and NASA Earth Resources Lab personnel, will combine land-based and satellite data on soil, water, terrain, crop, climate and economic conditions. v* ~ and nud-atlantic states. Company locations include corporate headquarters in Kohrerstown; feed milling operations in Kohrerstown, Lancaster, York,' Palmyra, and Red Lion; Pennfield Farms egg division in Ephrata; Pennfield Farms poultry division in Fredericksburg; Beachley-Hardy Seed Company, Shiremanstown; and Palmer Green Company, Shippensburg. The company employs in excess ot 700 people. joint ag study The information will then be analyzed using mapping techniques, to produce an in tegrated picture of agricultural trade areas. Lancaster applies for gypsy moth funds LANCASTER The Lancaster County Planning Commission has requested state assistance in spraying 10,112 acres of land to help in controlling the destructive spread of gypsy moths. This spraying would take place in 1982 and would involve 188 blocks of land throughout the county. The state assistance would be provided through the Depart ment of Environmental Resources who helped spray 795 acres in Lancaster County last year. DER had until Tuesday to examine each of the proposed areas to determine the "economic and biological soundness ot the proposal,” according to the Planning Commission. Their Pennfield ho LANCASTER - Pennfield Corporation, 711 Rohrerstown Rd., honored 19 employees, who in dividually had logged 25 years or more of service with the company, at an awards luncheon recently at the Treadway Resort Inn, Lan caster. The employees represent the company’s feed division, located in Lancaster and York; egg division, Ephrata; poultry processing operation, Fredericksburg; and allied division, with operations in Shiremanstown and Shippensburg. Robert B t Graybill, president, presented engraved watches to the honored guests. Marking 25 years of service in 1961 were Donald E. Horn, Betty J. Bair, and Edgar Snavely, cor porate division, Lancaster; Erel Sahm, Pennfield Farms egg division, Ephrata; Betty Deckert, Edwin Haldeman, and Ralph Kreiser, Pennfield Farms poultry division, Fredericksburg; and Roy Stare, Beachley-Hardy Seed Co., Shiremantown. Cited for 26 years of service were Dan Rhoads, egg division, Ephrata; Dan Lied, feed division, Lancaster; Allen Sherk, Mary Sherk, Ralph Lehman, and Geraldine Schaeffer, . poultry division, Fredericksburg. Honored for 27 years of service were Elwood Earhart, feed sales division, Lancaster; Kenneth Grimes, and Effie Verger, poultry division; Fredericksburg; Marlin Diffenderfer, feed division, Lancaster, and Parker Beshore, D.E. Horn & Co., York. The luncheon also included all employees with Pennfield Cor poration and its parent companies who has marked 25th an niversaries prior to 1978. Partnership agreement booklet available LANCASTER It has often been said that two heads are better • than one and in the business world, that adage is especially true. If you are either planning on engaging in a business partnership or are presently part of one, the' Penn State University Cooperative Extension Service has a free circular that may help you run your operation more efficiently. The publication, “Drafting a Partnership Agreement,” can help both prospective and present partners develop a written agreement that meets both business and estate planning purposes. review could result m reduced acreage if blocks don’t meet state guidelines, or if there are in sufficient funds to cover the spraying. DER’s decision will be made known m mid-January. “If sufficient funds are not available, priority ratings assigned to each area will help determine which areas should be removed from the spray program. Priority ratings are based on egg counts, use of the area, and previous defoliations,” reports LCPC. For more information on the gypsy moth spraying program, contact Linda J. Reekie, assistant county planner at the Planning •Commission office, telephone -717/291HJ333. Veteran employees of Pennfield Corporation include back row, left to right, Dan Lied, Dan Rhoads; front rdw, left to right. Mary Sherk, Geraldine Schaeffer, Allen Sherk. Employees of Pennfield Corporation recently, honored include back; row, left to right, Ralph Kreiser, Edwin Haldeman; front row, left to right, Edgar Snavely, Roy Stare, Erel Sahm, Betty Bair, Donald Horn. Among Pennfield employed honored for service were left to right, Marlin Oiffendeiier, Ken Grimes, Effie Yerger, Eiwood Earhart. Entering into a partnership has many satisfactions but can also provide frustrations. A well documented partnership agreement can enhance the satisfactions and minimize the frustrations. A business agreement should contain the who, what, where, when, and how of the business operation. It can be the key to beginning and maintaining a smooth-running, pleasant, -''and profitable working relationship. The booklet contains the in formation about themajor aspects of the partnership agreement: ownership, financial contribution, labor and management, partner limitations, and dissolution. The publication also contains a section of sample agreement outlines, and an agreement worksheet that potential partners can use to examine and evaluate all aspects of their business relationship. For a copy of the booklet contact your local county Extension office. Ask for Special Circular 265. Dineen moves from Allis to White DALLAS, Tex. Robert J. Dineen has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of White Farm Equipment Company, replacing Stratton Georgouhs who served as president' since the acquisition of White Farm by TIC Investment Corp. of Dallas, Texas, last December. Georgouhs remains as Chair man of the Board of TIC. Dmeen’s appointment follows the company’s November 3 transition from Chapter 11 status. Dmeen comes to White Farm from the Fiat-Alhs Company where he has served as president for the past five years. An elec trical engineering graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Dmeen has career of 25 years m marketing, manufacturing and engineering, and general management with Allis Chalmers. He served as corporate vice president, group executive, and finally President of Adis Chalmers Power Systems before moving to Fiat-AUis m 1976. w
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